Definitions

Water Cycle

Types of Streams Perennial – rivers and streams that flow year round. Intermittent – Flows at certain times of year. Ephemeral – Flow during precipitation.

Terms associated with Streams Riparian – Of, on or pertaining to the bank of a water body. Wetland – Areas saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support and do support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. I.e. swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Watershed – An area of land that drains into a water body such as a lake or river.

Floodplain A nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding. 10 year floodplain 20 year floodplain 100 year floodplain

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